EP0905506A3 - Method and apparatus for transferring a liquid specimen into an optical cuvette, and polarimeter using the same - Google Patents
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- EP0905506A3 EP0905506A3 EP98118018A EP98118018A EP0905506A3 EP 0905506 A3 EP0905506 A3 EP 0905506A3 EP 98118018 A EP98118018 A EP 98118018A EP 98118018 A EP98118018 A EP 98118018A EP 0905506 A3 EP0905506 A3 EP 0905506A3
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- G01N1/00—Sampling; Preparing specimens for investigation
- G01N1/02—Devices for withdrawing samples
- G01N1/10—Devices for withdrawing samples in the liquid or fluent state
- G01N1/14—Suction devices, e.g. pumps; Ejector devices
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- G01N21/01—Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation
- G01N21/03—Cuvette constructions
- G01N21/05—Flow-through cuvettes
- G01N2021/054—Bubble trap; Debubbling
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- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
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- G01N21/01—Arrangements or apparatus for facilitating the optical investigation
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- G01N2021/115—Washing; Purging
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- G01N21/17—Systems in which incident light is modified in accordance with the properties of the material investigated
- G01N21/21—Polarisation-affecting properties
- G01N2021/218—Measuring properties of electrooptical or magnetooptical media
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Abstract
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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EP05015473A EP1598656A2 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Method and apparatus for transfusing liquid specimen into an optical cuvette and polarimeter using the same |
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP258787/97 | 1997-09-24 | ||
JP25878797 | 1997-09-24 | ||
JP25878797A JP3332149B2 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1997-09-24 | Infusion method of test sample for measuring optical characteristics, infusion device, and polarimeter using the same |
Related Child Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP05015473.1 Division-Into | 2005-07-15 |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0905506A2 EP0905506A2 (en) | 1999-03-31 |
EP0905506A3 true EP0905506A3 (en) | 1999-07-21 |
EP0905506B1 EP0905506B1 (en) | 2005-11-30 |
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Family Applications (2)
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EP05015473A Withdrawn EP1598656A2 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Method and apparatus for transfusing liquid specimen into an optical cuvette and polarimeter using the same |
EP98118018A Expired - Lifetime EP0905506B1 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Method and apparatus for transferring a liquid specimen into an optical cuvette, and polarimeter using said apparatus |
Family Applications Before (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP05015473A Withdrawn EP1598656A2 (en) | 1997-09-24 | 1998-09-23 | Method and apparatus for transfusing liquid specimen into an optical cuvette and polarimeter using the same |
Country Status (7)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US6046805A (en) |
EP (2) | EP1598656A2 (en) |
JP (1) | JP3332149B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100300921B1 (en) |
CN (1) | CN1128363C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69832564T2 (en) |
TW (1) | TW409185B (en) |
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FR2803660B1 (en) * | 2000-01-07 | 2002-04-05 | Cetim Sa | SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC FLUID ANALYSIS DEVICE |
FR2807827B1 (en) * | 2000-04-12 | 2002-07-05 | Technomed Medical Systems | FLUID HANDLING SYSTEM FOR THERAPY APPARATUS |
NO20004341L (en) * | 2000-09-01 | 2002-03-04 | Forinnova As | Method and apparatus for measuring optical rotation of plane polarized light |
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IL158949A0 (en) | 2001-05-24 | 2004-05-12 | M E S Medical Electronic Syste | Semen analysis |
WO2003029790A1 (en) * | 2001-10-01 | 2003-04-10 | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | High-throughput chiral detector and methods for using same |
DE10316686A1 (en) * | 2003-04-10 | 2004-10-28 | Endress + Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft für Mess- und Regeltechnik mbH + Co.KG | Cell for a photometer or a spectrometer |
JP2007525658A (en) | 2003-10-10 | 2007-09-06 | ステノ コーポレイション | Differential optical technique for chiral analysis |
US7590196B2 (en) | 2004-05-04 | 2009-09-15 | Spectra Analysis, Inc. | Chiral mixture detection system using double reference lock-in detector |
WO2006004730A1 (en) * | 2004-06-30 | 2006-01-12 | Stheno Corporation | Systems and methods for automated resonant circuit tuning |
JP2008505316A (en) * | 2004-06-30 | 2008-02-21 | ステノ コーポレイション | Cairo optical heterodyne system and method |
US7557918B1 (en) | 2006-04-05 | 2009-07-07 | Itt Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. | Spectral polarimetric image detection and analysis methods and apparatus |
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Citations (5)
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US3699348A (en) * | 1970-08-14 | 1972-10-17 | Zeiss Stiftung | Radiation sensitive device for the successive investigation of several samples |
US4900512A (en) * | 1986-12-24 | 1990-02-13 | Nivarox-Far S.A. | Apparatus for photometrically analysing liquid samples |
FR2674959A1 (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-10-09 | Ecovalor | Metering system for the spectroscopic measurement of a liquid sample |
US5182617A (en) * | 1989-07-20 | 1993-01-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Sample supply device and sample inspection apparatus using the device |
WO1997018470A1 (en) * | 1995-11-16 | 1997-05-22 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for urinalysis, method of measuring optical rotation and polarimeter |
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US3740151A (en) * | 1971-08-02 | 1973-06-19 | Hewlett Packard Co | Analyzer employing magneto-optic rotation |
US4589776A (en) * | 1982-09-27 | 1986-05-20 | Chiratech, Inc. | Method and apparatus for measuring optical properties of materials |
US4902134A (en) * | 1988-02-03 | 1990-02-20 | Rudolph Research Corporation | Optical amplifier and method for amplifying optical polarization state change effects |
DE58903504D1 (en) * | 1988-07-19 | 1993-03-25 | Siemens Ag | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CONCENTRATION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD. |
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- 1997-09-24 JP JP25878797A patent/JP3332149B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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1998
- 1998-09-17 TW TW087115524A patent/TW409185B/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-09-23 EP EP05015473A patent/EP1598656A2/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-09-23 DE DE69832564T patent/DE69832564T2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-09-23 US US09/159,502 patent/US6046805A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-09-23 EP EP98118018A patent/EP0905506B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-09-24 CN CN98120755A patent/CN1128363C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-09-24 KR KR1019980039612A patent/KR100300921B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
Patent Citations (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3699348A (en) * | 1970-08-14 | 1972-10-17 | Zeiss Stiftung | Radiation sensitive device for the successive investigation of several samples |
US4900512A (en) * | 1986-12-24 | 1990-02-13 | Nivarox-Far S.A. | Apparatus for photometrically analysing liquid samples |
US5182617A (en) * | 1989-07-20 | 1993-01-26 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Sample supply device and sample inspection apparatus using the device |
FR2674959A1 (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-10-09 | Ecovalor | Metering system for the spectroscopic measurement of a liquid sample |
WO1997018470A1 (en) * | 1995-11-16 | 1997-05-22 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for urinalysis, method of measuring optical rotation and polarimeter |
EP0805352A1 (en) * | 1995-11-16 | 1997-11-05 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Method and apparatus for urinalysis, method of measuring optical rotation and polarimeter |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPH1194715A (en) | 1999-04-09 |
CN1212372A (en) | 1999-03-31 |
JP3332149B2 (en) | 2002-10-07 |
US6046805A (en) | 2000-04-04 |
DE69832564D1 (en) | 2006-01-05 |
EP0905506A2 (en) | 1999-03-31 |
KR19990030094A (en) | 1999-04-26 |
TW409185B (en) | 2000-10-21 |
DE69832564T2 (en) | 2006-08-17 |
CN1128363C (en) | 2003-11-19 |
EP1598656A2 (en) | 2005-11-23 |
KR100300921B1 (en) | 2001-11-22 |
EP0905506B1 (en) | 2005-11-30 |
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